A&P 4 muscles and joints test
Terms
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- muscle biopsy
- removal of tissue for microscopic exam
- arthroscopy
- visual exam of the inside of a joint with an endoscope
- arthroplasty
- surgical repair of a joint
- arthrocentesis
- surgical puncure to remove fluid from the joint space
-
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ESR - measures the rate at which erythrocytes settle to the bottom of a test tube
- muscular dystrophy
- weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers
- lupus
- chronic inflammatory disease of the joint
- lyme disease
- recurrent disorder with severe arthritis
- ganglion
- fluid filled sac
- RA
- chronic disease of the joints
- osteoarthritis
- progressive degenerative joint disease
- arthritis
- inflammation of the joints
- insertion
- point of junction that allows movement of muscle and bone
- suture joint
- immovable
- synovial joint
-
free moving
ball and socket
hinge - ligament
- thickened fiberous band of connective tissue that anchors bone to bone
- bursea
- closed sac of synovial fluid lined with synovial membrane
- 3 types of muscles
-
striated
smooth
cardiac - skeletal muscle
- striated
- visceral muscle
- smooth
- # of muscles in the body
- 600
- origin
- point of attachment of a muscle